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This is the second of two companion volumes which, quite simply, aim to aggregate in one convenient place good current thinking on the opportunities and issues unique to academic museums. The result is a collection of best practices, innovations, and sound approaches that offer guidance and inspiration for the entire community, large and small, well-endowed and modestly-resourced alike. This book is - above all - a practical resource. While the first volume (A Handbook for Academic Museums: Exhibitions and Education) addresses key issues related to exhibitions and education, this second volume addresses most everything else, including the strategic issues of mission, relationship to the parent organization, phases of birth and growth of academic museums, new technologies, and the collection as an asset of the parent organization. The essays in this volume provide insight into a range of complex issues facing college and university museums. This Handbook is essential reading for all who work with and benefit from these unique institutions. Kimerly Rorschach, Director, Seattle Art Museum and President, Association of Art Museum Directors. This Handbook is a vital resource for anyone working in or concerned about academic museums. It will become the standard text for generations to come. James Cuno, President & CEO, The J. Paul Getty Trust.

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